Where does “vervarn” come from?

vervarn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German farfaran, from Proto-Germanic frafaraną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vervarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfarfaran
2Proto-Germanicfrafaranąto go away
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vervarn

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